Notecard with image of an oriole with tangerines. Art by Billy Hassell. Entitled "Tangerines".
 
Inside Greeting:  Happy Birthday!
One notecard plus white envelope
5" x 7
 
Billy Hassell transforms flowers, branches, and leaves into intricate patterns in his chromatic paintings and lithographs of natural landscapes and wildlife. His artwork is characterized by vibrant colors. Hassell typically produces close-up portraits of birds and other animals, or sprawling landscapes that provide a snapshot of an entire ecosystem.